VA
Virginia Union University
3.65 incidents / 1,000 students
Richmond, VA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Virginia Union University
Across 2022–2024, Virginia Union University reported 15 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Aggravated Assault). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Randolph-Macon College.
- 3.65
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,422
- Rank of 2,072
- #52
- VA rank
- 1,646
- Enrolled students
3.65 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Virginia Union University reports 3.65 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 25% below American Career College-Anaheim. Similar-enrollment scored peers: American Career College-Anaheim (2.43/1k); Fisher College (2.42/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Franklin Pierce University (0.00/1k); Dodge City Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Randolph-Macon College (9.48/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Virginia Military Institute (7.20/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Averett University (7.45/1k); Bridgewater College (12.43/1k); Virginia Wesleyan University (2.16/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.65
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,422
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 69%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 234164 · Virginia Union University 3.65/1k score rate · #1,422/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 3.65/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,422/2,072
- ST-MID #52 in state
- ABOVE-PEER American Career College-Anaheim · +1.21
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 20%
- CAT-LEAD Aggravated Assault
- ENR-SMALL 1,646
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: American Career College-Anaheim (-1.21/1k)
Virginia Union University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer American Career College-Anaheim. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is American Career College-Anaheim (-1.21/1k). National rank #1,422 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Virginia Union University reports 3.65 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 25% below American Career College-Anaheim. Similar-enrollment scored peers: American Career College-Anaheim (2.43/1k); Fisher College (2.42/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Franklin Pierce University (0.00/1k); Dodge City Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Randolph-Macon College (9.48/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Virginia Military Institute (7.20/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Averett University (7.45/1k); Bridgewater College (12.43/1k); Virginia Wesleyan University (2.16/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Virginia Union University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Virginia on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Franklin Pierce University · lowest peer 0
Franklin Pierce University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Fisher College · near 2.42
Fisher College — near
2.42 per 1,000 students
- American Career College-Anaheim · near 2.43
American Career College-Anaheim — near
2.43 per 1,000 students
- Virginia Union University · this campus 3.65
Virginia Union University — this campus
3.65 per 1,000 students
- Nebraska Wesleyan University · highest peer
Nebraska Wesleyan University — highest peer
19.35 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Virginia Union University's 3.65/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Virginia Union University decreased from 6 to 4 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 VA 4-year peers in this comparison, Virginia Union University is larger than 72% and safer-reporting than 44% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Virginia Union University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South University-Virginia Beach | 258 | 0.00 | 0 | 56 |
| Sentara College of Health Sciences | 312 | 0.00 | 3 | 56 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church | 348 | 0.00 | 6 | 56 |
| Riverside College of Health Careers | 350 | 0.00 | 8 | 56 |
| South University-Richmond | 395 | 0.00 | 11 | 56 |
| Sweet Briar College | 444 | 0.00 | 14 | 56 |
| Virginia University of Integrative Medicine | 457 | 0.00 | 17 | 56 |
| Divine Mercy University | 463 | 0.00 | 19 | 56 |
| University of the Potomac-VA Campus | 551 | 0.00 | 22 | 56 |
| Chamberlain University-Virginia | 557 | 1.80 | 25 | 53 |
| Virginia University of Lynchburg | 581 | 0.00 | 28 | 56 |
| Virginia Union University (this campus) | 1,646 | 3.65 | 72 | 44 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Virginia Union University fell from 6 to 4 (-33%). The decrease shows up in Rape (3 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Virginia Union University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Aggravated Assault, Burglary and Rape.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Fondling, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyVirginia Union University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 20% (5 → 4 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rape | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 14 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia Union University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
American Career College-Anaheim
2.43 incidents / 1,000 students
MA
Fisher College
2.42 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Virginia Union University sits on price and outcomes
At $13,235, Virginia Union University's reported average net price is cheaper than 30% among 107 Virginia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,096.
- $13,235
- average net price
- $19,096
- Virginia median
- 1.0×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,877
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $11,424 for families reporting under $30,000 against $18,301 above $110,000, a difference of $6,877. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $13,235 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $27,977 run about 2.1 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $17,450
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $17,450
- Avg Net Price
- $13,235
- Median Debt
- $29,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 69%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- SAT Average
- 850
- SAT Math Range
- 400-410
- ACT Average
- 16
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 39%
- Retention Rate
- 67%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $27,977
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $38,275
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 38%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,312 similar institutions by enrollment size.
American Career College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA · 1,644 enrolled
Safety Score 2.43
Fisher College
Boston, MA · 1,652 enrolled
Safety Score 2.42
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE · 1,654 enrolled
Safety Score 19.35
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH · 1,654 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Dodge City Community College
Dodge City, KS · 1,655 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Virginia Union University (national rank #1422) sits near Simmons University (#1421) and Cairn University-Langhorne (#1423) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Virginia Union University, both outside VA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Fisher College
Boston, MA · 1,652 enrolled
Safety score 2.42
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH · 1,654 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE · 1,654 enrolled
Safety score 19.35
Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, ID · 1,635 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Thomas College
Waterville, ME · 1,635 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Kent State University at Salem
Salem, OH · 1,633 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Adler University
Chicago, IL · 1,631 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary'S City, MD · 1,630 enrolled
Safety score 15.95
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA · 1,097 enrolled
Safety score 3.65
Simmons University
Boston, MA · 4,666 enrolled
Safety score 3.64
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN · 10,439 enrolled
Safety score 3.64
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX · 40,757 enrolled
Safety score 3.66
Naropa University
Boulder, CO · 1,094 enrolled
Safety score 3.66
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL · 6,332 enrolled
Safety score 3.63
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR · 10,112 enrolled
Safety score 3.66
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC · 4,963 enrolled
Safety score 3.63
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Virginia Union University safe?
Virginia Union University has a safety score of 3.65 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,422 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: American Career College-Anaheim (2.43/1k). Same-state same-level set: Randolph-Macon College (9.48/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Virginia Military Institute (7.20/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Averett University (7.45/1k); Bridgewater College (12.43/1k); Virginia Wesleyan University (2.16/1k).
What crimes are reported at Virginia Union University?
For calendar year 2024, Virginia Union University reported Aggravated Assault (2), Burglary (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Virginia Union University compare to similar schools?
Virginia Union University reports 25% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than American Career College-Anaheim. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: American Career College-Anaheim (2.43/1k); Fisher College (2.42/1k); Nebraska Wesleyan University (19.35/1k); Franklin Pierce University (0.00/1k); Dodge City Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Randolph-Macon College (9.48/1k); Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (0.00/1k); Virginia Military Institute (7.20/1k); Mary Baldwin University (3.95/1k); Roanoke College (4.43/1k); Averett University (7.45/1k); Bridgewater College (12.43/1k); Virginia Wesleyan University (2.16/1k).
Does Virginia Union University have fire safety data?
Yes. Virginia Union University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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